Neighbourhood Almen

Neighbourhood in district Almen-Harfsen · municipality Lochem · Gelderland

  • 362 homes
  • 770 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 467.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Almen

Homes
362
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
157 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
363
2025

Home type

  • Detached 51% 183
  • Semi-detached house 20% 73
  • End-terrace house 14% 52
  • Mid-terrace house 10% 36
  • Apartment 5% 18

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 66
  • B 10% 38
  • C 24% 86
  • D 15% 55
  • E 4% 14
  • F 7% 27
  • G 14% 50
  • No label 7% 26

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 63
  • 1945–1969 30% 110
  • 1970–1989 25% 90
  • 1990–2009 17% 62
  • 2010 and later 10% 37

Residents

Residents
770
January 1, 2025
Households
360
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
25%
Population density
800
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 85
  • 15–25 years 8% 65
  • 25–45 years 15% 115
  • 45–65 years 29% 225
  • 65 years and older 36% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 467.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
24%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
94%
6% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.920 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.360 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.100 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 8% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
120 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
450 passenger cars
Company locations
125
of which 25 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
46 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 15%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 362 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 64% 230
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 15% 53
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 16% 58
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 8
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 4
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 8
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
15%
municipality 23%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
83%
municipality 65%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
86%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
79%
municipality 73%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 2%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
2%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7
-36% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
1 burglary
Municipality
19
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 14% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 14% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 1
  • Vernieling 14% 1

Per year

  1. 152021
  2. 162022
  3. 102023
  4. 72024
  5. 102025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,27
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,23

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 374.200
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)